6 Tips for Shooting Aesthetic Black and White Portrait Photography by Richard Reinsdorf

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Richard Reinsdorf

• 6 Tips for Shooting Aesthetic Black and White
  Portrait Photography by Richard Reinsdorf

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About Us

• Richard Reinsdorfs love of photography began at
  age eleven as he attempted to aim for the perfect
  shot of New Yorks Atlas building with his Kodak
  Instamatic camera while on a family vacation.
  Since building his portfolio with budding talent
  from LA Models, Elite, and Ford, Richards career
  has spanned over a wide range of prominent
  clients including celebrities such as Ariana
  Grande, Steve Aoki, Betty White, Gal Gadot, Sarah
  Jessica Parker, Lucy Liu, Jamie Foxx, Selena
  Gomez, Demi Lovato, Toby Maguire, and Randy
  Jackson, while also doing advertisements for
  Coca-Cola, Sony, Levi Strauss, Heineken, LOreal,
  and Guess?, as well as editorials for
  Cosmopolitan, Elle, Playboy, Vogue, SOMA, and
  Ocean Drive. Richard has been interviewed about
  his techniques in PC Photo and Digital Photo Pro
  Magazines. Whether its a story line or a series
  of patterns and colors, Richards photo spreads
  utilize a unifying theme to connect the pictures
  together. These various shoots have taken Richard
  to a multitude of diverse locations all over the
  world. Whether hes shooting in Brazils favelas,
  the beaches in the Bahamas, or in his native home
  of sunny Southern California, Richards
  easy-going style has a unique way of tuning all
  aspects of the photoshoot to consistently bring
  about the best in his subjects.

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Black and white photography is the art of using
different shades of gray, from white to dark, to
create impressive images. Black and White
Photography is an aesthetic way of stripping
unneeded information and capturing and
emphasizing specific elements without the
distractions color creates.Mastering BW
Photography is both an art and science of its
own. Tonal Contrast, Lighting contrast, and
appropriate expressions are some of the elements
that are difficult to alter and fix after an
image is taken. Richard Reinsdorf, who is one of
the renowned photographers in New York and LA and
has worked with many celebrities including 
Ariana Grande, Steve Aoki, Betty White, Gal
Gadot, and many more.
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6 things you should keep in mind while going for
aesthetic BW photography.

• 1. Look for images with High Contrast Consider a
  photo with a shady background, such as a dark
  hill against a clear sky. A dramatic contrast
  between light and darkness is created by such an
  object, and the contrasts illuminate a gorgeous
  black and white shot.
• 2. Texture can also be used to depict contrast
  the tree's constricted bark has a complicated
  texture as well as visual patterns of shadow and
  light. In black-and-white photography, shades and
  highlights are especially distinct, so rough
  textures and square shapes with reflecting water
  or adjacent windows can produce an intriguing
  contrast.
• 3. Monitor Light sources in street photography
  The key to street photography is to consider the
  numerous light sources that can thrive in your
  final shot, such as headlights, street lighting,
  neon signs, and, of course, the sun. Capture a
  variety of different colours of grey with this
  light source.

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4. Use the Rule of Thirds to your advantage The
third-party line provides a grid of three
horizontal and three vertical lines that the
search engine sees as the LCD screen of the
camera. Place the object outside the centre of
the left third or right third of the image at one
of the spots where the lines intersect, as these
are points of interest.5. Low ISO and small
aperture It is recommended for black-and-white
portraits that require fine, constant focus and
little digital noise. A narrow aperture and a low
ISO will aid in the achievement of the
objectives. With different lenses, you may need
to mix and match the settings.6. Examine the
histograms on your camera A histogram is a
graphical depiction of a picture's entire value.
A well-composed photo's histogram reveals that
the majority of pixels are by far the least black
and white in the image. If your image has a lot
of detail, you'll need to tweak the exposure to
keep the details of your previous black and white
image.
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